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Population (year 2000): 1,080. Estimated
population in July 2005: 965 (-10.6% change)
Males: 547 (50.6%), Females: 533 (49.4%)
Grant County
Zip code:
97869
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $31,354 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,200 (year 2000)
Races in Prairie City:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (17.7%), English (13.2%),
Irish (10.8%), United States (7.3%), Scottish (3.9%), Dutch
(3.6%).
Elevation: 3538 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prairie City
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 15.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prairie City city
- Never married: 13.7%
- Now married: 59.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 14.2%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-3.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie City:
- BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 18 miles;
JOHN DAY, OR)
- HARNEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 62 miles; BURNS, OR)
- ST ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES, INC (about 66 miles;
BAKER CITY, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prairie City:
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 85
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 116 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
- TRI-CITIES (about 127 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie City:
- GRANT CO RGNL/OGILVIE FIELD (about 18 miles; JOHN
DAY, OR; ID: 5J0)
- MONUMENT MUNICIPAL (about 55 miles; MONUMENT, OR;
ID: 12S)
- BURNS MUNI (about 63 miles; BURNS, OR; ID: BNO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prairie City:
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 128 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 179 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 180 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 181 miles;
BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; BOISE, ID;
FT enrollment: 12,033)
Public primary/middle school in Prairie City:
- PRAIRIE CITY SCHOOL (Students: 190; Grades:
KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Prairie City:
- PRAIRIE BAPTIST CHURCH SCH (Students: 20;
Location: 238 N MC HALEY \ PO BOX 572; Grades: KG - 10)
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